The Washington critic., 1887-11-19
The Able and Virile Reporters Tackle
Mr.. Chamberlain.
A NOTABLE INTERVIEW.
Uncertain How to Proceed, the Boys
Proceed Uncertainty.

Shiteu btuteo, WIN capcSiui icicichCc
TO the questions regarding the rights
of United States fishermen in Canadian
waters, by invitation met about forty
Washington correspondents and report
ers yesterday at o o'clock, In his par.
lors at the Arlington, for the purpose
of letting them get in their work on
him collectively, and thus save him
from the torture of individual perse.
cution, orwords to that effect.
The gentlemen of the press, In q
somewhat anarchical and chaotic order,
went to the Arlington, and as each man
appeared he was politely dumped into
one of the public parlors, where, after the
aggregation had accumulated 1T was met
by Mr. Bergno of the British Foreign
flee and taken bodily up stairs to Mr..
Chamberlain private apartments.
There were chairs and sofas plenty, aad
the visitors occupied them, and for
few brief and tantalizing moments sat
watching table on the other side Of
the room loaded with fine cigars, wet
goods and other objects familiar to the
reportorial eye, until Mr.. Chamberlain
entered from a side door, attred In
frock coat, light trousers, one.eyed
spectacle and cheerful smile.
MIR. Chamberlain carefully slipped
fine silk umbrella (his own behind the
door, and, kicking sign, "Keep Your
Hands on Your Pocketbooks, under
the table, bowed to the visitors, who
had arisen, and remarked: "Gentle.
men, am glad TO see you. | hope
you are we'll"
Four or five coughs were heard, as
If the gentlemen were not well, and the
swapping Of porous plaster or two
was audible, but nobody said word.
Then Mr.. Chamberlain, In an EN-.
barrassed silence, took cigar and
said: ''Mayhaps some of you smoke"
At this point Colonel Mussey re.
marked soto Coco that he would like to
have q chew of fine cut, but, none
being forthcoming, the visitors helped
themselves TO the cigars, and knocking
the box on the table to see that none
escaped, they lit up and sat down
again. Here followed another elastic
lence, which Mr.. G. broke by In.
quiring: Gentlemen, can / do any.
thing to serve you ?"
Mr.. Clarence O'Brien, U. =. A.,
thereupon got up and began brief and
poetic speech, closing with the startling
inquiry: What do you think of our
beautiful city?'
To this Mr.. G. replied that as his in
structlons from the Queen were con
| tdential, and as he had only seen the
inside of cab between the station and
the hotel, he did not feel like com.
| mitting himself.
MIR. Lewsley Of the Post, feeling that
the affair would soon become personal,
| put In at this stage, and asked him what
was In the black bottle on the table.
MIR. Chamberlain handed him cork
screw, but said nothing more. The
questions after this began to fly thicl,
and fast
"Are you in favor of Home Rule ?''
asked Major Carson.
That's foreign to the subject" re
piled the willy NJ. p. "a IN over here
TO find out about fish,"
"Then what do you think about q
Potomac shad p inquired General
Boynton.
II suppose you have met Buffalo Bill
In London p said Colonel Ayres Of
Kansas City.
| NOi Cuu say tnut L nave,
mo of course not, interrupted Mr.
Dunnell. "B. B. only moves In tn,
highest circles of society,""
This was such lame apology tina
Mr.. Martin of the Philadelphia Pres
inquired what Mr.. G. thought Of a higt
tariff, but before he had chance L
answer, Charlie Towle of Boston asked
him II he had ever hit baked bean or
Sunday morning, and between the
two the victim got out without answer
ing either.
Major Stofer next asked what tn,
real fish question was, and Mr. c. will
his usual sarcasm replied:
VI presume 1t is: have you got bite '
At this there were two or three peals o
laughter, and the Major began to see II hit
hook was baited properly.
"Have you met Jedge Waxem o
WaJback, yet ?" inquired CRITIC reporter
with view to getting matters into
national shape.
"Oh, yes" responded Mr.. c., she dine,
with me in London last spring, and, by tn
way, wish you would tell your folks no
to let my paper stop when the subscription
expires, but send It right along and forwar
| the bill"
The reporter said something about $50
| III huNuuCc, Dut ut was Eultu uul
the Associated and United Press men askin
simultaneously II Mr.. c. didn't think H.
Irish vote was the back bone OF the Dem.
cratic party.
"What is your opinion Of the McAuliG,
Carney millY' asked Sam johnson of til
Enquirer.
ri haven't visited any Of the mills or fac
tories Of this country YET" replied Mr.. G.
and Mr.. j. sat down by Major Stofer.
Don't you think Mrs. Cleveland is pre-
tier than the QueenS" inquired the diplc
matte Jim Allison Of the New York Stdi
~ do not think Mr.. Gladstone will sue
coed with his present scheme Of HON
Rule" responded Mr.. g.. gazing out OF tn
window thoughtfully, and Mr.. Allison mad
note OF the reply.
"You have never been In Kentucky, hay
you, sit,n inquired Colonel Stealcy Of tn
COurieTjOWildi
"No, SIR"
81 shouldn't think so, from the smell @
that cork,n remarked the Colonel to job
Sbriyer. Major Clark OF the New Yor
Tribune slipped In with the question::
"What do you think of the Anarchi:
haneingfn
at Killed ihem," Mr.. C. sentcntlousl
replied, and left no more to be said on this
subject.
Crawford OF the World next asked
there was d newspaper In Europe with III
circulation OF the Worlds, and MaiO
PrIsten asked II the Queen was still read u
the HcrdR Of New York,
By this time the cigars were getting cold
and the Appolinarls was sll that was left t
Quench the thirst with, and the visitors bI
gan to grow restive.
"Whet is your opinion OF the Spark,
Lamar matter ~ asked Knapp of the 5
Louis RtpuJlirdR, In order to bnGg u
something new and fresh.
There was faint cry OF "Rats,n an
Lyman OF the SWl asked II John l.. Sull
van wouldn't have a wAlk.over II he INT
Jem Smith.
After this there were several dozen othC
pertinent and pungent inquiries, all {
which Mr. Chamberlain answered In sal
and conservative way, and finally the visl